Software Engineer in Test

Category
Keywords
Language
Java, Core Java
Architecture
Microservices, Spring Boot
API Automation
Rest Assured, API Automation, API Testing, REST API Testing
Event-driven / Messaging
Kafka, ActiveMQ, MQ, Message Queue, JMS
UI Automation
Playwright, Selenium, WebDriver, XPath
BDD
Cucumber, BDD, Gherkin
Build / Execution
Maven, TestNG
Core Programming
Collections, Java Streams, Java 8
Job Description :-
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior SDET to join the automation engineering team . The Application Under Test (AUT) is built entirely on a microservices architecture and is heavily event-driven, so the ideal candidate is comfortable testing distributed, asynchronous systems — not just traditional request/response UI or REST flows. This role blends API automation, message-driven/event testing, and UI automation, with a strong emphasis on Java fundamentals and Spring Boot–based tooling.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks for a microservices-based application, covering API, UI, and event-driven (asynchronous) test scenarios.
Develop and extend Spring Boot–based test utilities to validate microservice behavior, service contracts, and inter-service communication.
Automate and validate event-driven flows using Kafka, ActiveMQ, and other Message Queue (MQ) technologies — including producer/consumer validation, message schema checks, and end-to-end event traceability.
Build API automation suites using Rest Assured on a Spring Boot base, verifying functional correctness, data integrity, and contract compliance across microservices.
Develop and maintain UI automation using Playwright with Java as the primary tool / work confidently with Selenium (XPath-based locators) where required on existing suites.
Implement and maintain BDD test suites using Cucumber, ensuring scenarios are readable, maintainable, and aligned with business requirements.
Write clean, efficient Java code leveraging Collections and Java Streams for data manipulation, test data setup, and assertion logic.
Integrate and maintain automation suites within Maven-based build pipelines and TestNG execution frameworks, ensuring reliable CI/CD execution.
Collaborate with developers and DevOps to embed automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, enabling fast, reliable feedback on microservice and event-driven changes.
Troubleshoot test failures across service boundaries, including tracing issues through asynchronous/message-driven flows.
Required Technical Skills
Microservices Testing: Strong hands-on experience testing microservices-based applications; understanding of service boundaries, contracts, and inter-service dependencies.
Spring Boot: Working knowledge of Spring Boot, sufficient to build and extend Spring Boot–based test utilities and API automation frameworks.
Event-Driven / Messaging Testing: Practical experience testing event-driven systems using Kafka, ActiveMQ, and/or other Message Queue technologies.
API Automation: Strong experience with Rest Assured for REST API test automation; comfortable validating request/response contracts, status codes, schemas, and data assertions.
UI Automation: Proficiency with Playwright (Java) is preferred; strong working knowledge of Selenium WebDriver with XPath-based element location is also acceptable.
BDD Framework: Experience implementing and maintaining test suites using Cucumber (BDD).
Core Java: Strong command of Java fundamentals, especially Collections framework and Java Streams — must be able to write clean, efficient programs using these constructs (this is evaluated as a core skill).
Build & CI/CD Tools: Hands-on experience with Maven for build management and TestNG as the test execution framework, integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
Good to Have
Exposure to Docker for containerized test environments or service deployment.
Exposure to Kubernetes for orchestration/deployment awareness in a microservices context.

Work arrangement
No